Hold-down device for pajama trouser legs and the like



March 2, 1954 E. c. SCHULTZ 2,670,474

HOLD-DOWN DEVICE FOR PAJAMA TROUSER LEGS AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 22,1951 .INYE/VTOR [ar] C. Sc/ru/tz ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 2, 1954 HOLD-IlOWN DEVICE FOR PAJAMA TROUSER LEGS AND THE LIKE Earl c. Schultz,Staples, Minn. Application September 22, 1951, Serial No. 247,810

*3 Claims. (01. 2-312) This invention relates to a device for holdingdown the lower portion of a trouser leg and particularly the leg of a,pajama trouser.

It has long been a problem to prevent trousers, such as pajama trousers,from sliding up on the wearers legs. Various devices have beenpreviously invented for holding down trouser legs but none of these hasproved effective or comfortable. a

It is an object of my invention to provide a relatively simple, highlyefficient and novel device for holding down trouser legs such as pajamatrousers and the like.

It is another object to provide an extremely comfortable attachmentadapted to be mounted around the lower portion of the wearers foot andto be quickly and easily attached to the bottom of a trouser leg tosecurely hold the same against sliding up on the leg of the wearer.

More specifically, it is an object to provide a device having a pair ofwebs or straps, one being adapted to be received around an intermediateportion of the wearers foot and the other web being adapted to beattached to the ankle of the wearer to form an ankle strap and saiddevice also having an upwardly extending attachment member forconnection with the lower portion of a trouser leg for holding the samedown.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fullyappear from the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to thesame or similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. l is a side perspective view showing my trouser hold down device inoperative position on the foot of a wearer;

Fig. 2 is a front perspective View thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my hold down device per se.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings, I provide a device having arelatively wide nonelastic web with the ends thereof interconnected toform a foot embracing loop or web 5 with the interconnected upperportion thereof adapted to overlie the instep of the wearers foot. Inthe form shown, these ends are sewed together but of course these twoends could be interconnected as by any other suitable means such as asnap fastener or the like. A non-elastic ankle strap 6 has one endinterconnected with the two interconnected ends of the foot embracingweb 5 to form a common interconnection point and the other end has asnap fastener element 6a which is adapted to be received in acooperating fastener element 6b mounted at said common interconnectedpoint of the web 5 and the secured end of ankle strap 6. Theinterconnected end portions of the foot embracing web 5 are disposed atless than a straight angle relative to one another to produce a smooth,comfortable instep-embracing strap member, as best shown in Fig. 2. Aninterconnection strap 7 has its lower end secured to the web 5 and isadapted to extend upwardly therefrom with any suitable attachment meanssuch as the releasable clip 8 connected at the upper end thereof. Thisstrap is preferably made from elastic material to permit some yieldingof the bottom of the pajama trouser leg, shown in Figs. 1 and 2 anddesignated by the numeral 9. As illustrated, this attachment strap 1extends upwardly at the front of the wearers leg to minimize thediscomfort thereof.

The following is a description of the manner in which my hold-downdevice can be used. The foot of the wearer, designated by the numeral H)in Figs. 1 and 2, is initially inserted through the foot embracing webuntil said web passes down under the arch of the foot in and over theinstep of said foot to loosely embrace the same. The ankle strap is thenwrapped around the ankle of the wearer and the end securely anchored byinterconnecting the snap fastener elements 6a and 6b. The upstandinginterconnection strap I is then connected with the bottom of the pajamatrouser leg 9 at the front portion thereof and my hold-down device isnow in operative position. Obviously, a separate device must be providedfor each trouser leg and therefore my device will of course be furnishedin pairs.

It will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple, yet highlyefficient, attachment for pajama trouser legs and the like to hold thesame down and to be comfortably attached to the foot of the wearer insecured anchored relation thereon. The use of the foot embracing loop aswell as the ankle strap prevents slippage of the device and obviates thenecessity of a tight, uncomfortable fit which would normally be producedwithout the cooperative relationship of the two strap elements 5 and 6.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope ofmy invention.

What I claim is:

1. A hold-down device for pajama trouser legs and the like comprising aclosed loop adapted to embrace an intermediate portion of a wearers footand having an upper portion overlying the instep of the wearers footwhen in operative position, an elongated ankle strap interconnected withsaid upper portion of the loop and having two interconnectible ends andincluding means for interconnecting said two ends thereof in ankleembracing position, and an interconnection member attached at its lowerend to said upper portion of the loop adjacent the interconnection ofthe ankle strap and said loop and a connection element at its upper endfor attachment to the bottom of a pajama trouser leg.

2. A hold-down device for pajama trouser legs and the like comprising aClOSGdjlQQPflQfiRtQd to surround an intermediate portion 9f a wearer'sfoot and having an upper portion adapted to overlie the instep of thewearers foot when operative position, said loop being constrrmted o fnon-elastic web material, an elongated nonelastic ankle strapinterconnected with said upper loop portion and having twointerconnect-ible ends. and having means for releasably interconnectingsaid two ends vthereof to form an ankle embracing loop, and an elasticinterconnection member attached at its lower .end to said upper loopportion adjacent the interconnection .of the ankle strap and said loopand having an attachment element at the upper end for connection withthe vbottomlof a pajama trouser leg.

3. A hold-down device for pajama trouser legs and the like comprising anelongated web with '4 the two end portions thereof interconnected toform a foot embracing loop with the interconnection end portions adaptedto overlie the instep of the wearer, an ankle embracing strap having oneend thereof interconnected with the interconnected end portions of theloop to form a common interconnection point, a fastener element mountedat said common interconnection m nt am e -ti a t ner e emen mounted inthe other end of the ankle embracing strap and releasably interfittingwith said first mentioned fastener element to form an ankle embracing1190p, and an interconnection strap setcuredlat itsrlower end to saidcommon interconmotion pgint and having an attachment element at itsupper end constructed to permit releasable thereof with the bottom of apajama trouser leg.

' EARL C. SCHULTZ.

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